Jordan Poyer ranks in the all-time elite tier for defensive backs — a career that places Poyer in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Poyer a career score of 71, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

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Jordan Poyer

1× Pro Bowl1× All-ProTop 8% all-time defensive backsElite Playmaker📈 Late Developer · 2021Two-Way ProfileTeam Carrier · #446

Career Value · VORP

182 career value over replacement — #464 all-time of 4,695. 14/season above a replacement-level S.

Career Profile

2 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #218 (Rd 7) · PHI · 2013 · +52.2 vs expected KV-H

71actual

18.8 expected · Δ+52.2

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Combined Season Grid

Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.

4 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense													Rushing								Snap Counts						Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%	Tgt	Cmp	Cmp%	RateAll	ADOT	Prss	Hrry	QBKD	Bltz	MissTkl	Miss%
2013	22	CLE / PHI	12	—	14	13	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	129	—	182	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2014	23	CLE	16	—	9	5	4	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	115	9.7%	367	79.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2015	24	CLE	14	—	37	25	12	1	2	1.0	4.0	2	4	0	1	0	0	1	10	0	10.0	0.0	1	100.0	0	—	0.0%	424	45.7%	269	70.7%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2016	25	CLE	6	—	36	27	9	1	0	0.0	1.0	0	2	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	354	83.0%	75	43.3%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2017	26	BUF	15	—	87	55	32	4	2	2.0	8.0	5	13	0	1	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	1,038	99.6%	79	19.3%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2018	27	BUF	16	—	82	56	26	9	3	2.0	14.0	4	6	1	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	1,009	99.5%	101	22.9%	39	26	0.7	94.6	12.4	3	0	1	26	15	0.1
2019	28	BUF	16	—	89	53	36	4	1	1.0	6.0	2	3	3	3	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	0.7%	977	94.3%	132	31.6%	36	25	0.7	117.8	10.8	3	2	0	37	9	0.1
2020	29	BUF	16	—	107	74	33	4	4	2.0	10.0	2	5	2	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	0.2%	1,010	94.7%	164	37.4%	48	35	0.7	90.0	5.6	5	1	2	55	11	0.1
2021	30	BUF	16	—	83	56	27	8	3	3.0	14.0	5	9	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	984	95.5%	131	32.1%	40	22	0.6	42.2	11.0	8	5	0	27	12	0.1
2022	31	BUF	12	—	55	36	19	4	0	0.0	4.0	4	8	1	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	755	95.3%	42	13.9%	31	21	0.7	60.1	6.0	0	0	0	12	3	0.0
2023	32	BUF	16	—	92	58	34	2	2	1.0	5.0	0	4	1	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	987	97.5%	60	14.9%	51	35	0.7	101.5	7.6	4	2	1	27	6	0.1
2024	33	MIA	16	—	96	49	47	0	1	0.0	1.0	0	3	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	964	96.1%	1	0.3%	50	33	0.7	111.2	9.0	3	2	1	12	12	0.1
2025	34	BUF	10	—	70	31	39	1	1	0.5	2.5	1	3	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	428	73.2%	43	16.9%	19	13	0.7	111.6	6.5	1	0	0	3	7	0.1
Career		—	181	—	857	538	319	38	19	12.5	69.5	25	60	8	6	1	0	1	10	0	10.0	0.0	1	100.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	314	210	—	—	—	27	12	5	199	75	—

Career arc · VAL by season

13 seasons · peak 10.1 in 2021

VAL (Value Above League) measures each NFL season against that season's league; the dashed line is zero — a season that added nothing above the league's fringe. ● peak · ○ league-best season.

What he added · wins above replacement

3.3 career wins over 13 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL

Best season · 2021 · +0.8 wins

Defence

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
2015	24	CLE	1	0*	1	10	0	10.0	0.0	1	100.0	0	2.8
Career			1		1	10	0	10.0	0.0	1	100.0	0	42.6

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD
2013	22	All teams	5	—	14	13	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0
2014	23	CLE	5	0*	9	5	4	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0
2015	24	CLE	11	0*	37	25	12	1	2	1.0	4.0	2	4	0	1	0
2016	25	CLE	6	5*	36	27	9	1	0	0.0	1.0	0	2	0	—	0
2017	26	BUF	15	15*	87	55	32	4	2	2.0	8.0	5	13	0	1	1
2018	27	BUF	16	16*	82	56	26	9	3	2.0	14.0	4	6	1	1	0
2019	28	BUF	16	15*	89	53	36	4	1	1.0	6.0	2	3	3	3	0
2020	29	BUF	16	15*	107	74	33	4	4	2.0	10.0	2	5	2	—	0
2021	30	BUF	16	15*	83	56	27	8	3	3.0	14.0	5	9	0	—	0
2022	31	BUF	12	11*	55	36	19	4	0	0.0	4.0	4	8	1	—	0
2023	32	BUF	16	16*	92	58	34	2	2	1.0	5.0	0	4	1	—	0
2024	33	MIA	15	15*	96	49	47	0	1	0.0	1.0	0	3	0	—	0
2025	34	BUF	10	7*	70	31	39	1	1	0.5	2.5	1	3	0	—	0
Career			159		857	538	319	38	19	12.5	69.5	25	60	8	6	1

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Snap Counts

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2013	22	All teams	12	—	—	—	129	—	182	—
2014	23	CLE	16	0*	—	0.0%	115	9.7%	367	79.0%
2015	24	CLE	14	0*	—	0.0%	424	45.7%	269	70.7%
2016	25	CLE	6	5*	—	0.0%	354	83.0%	75	43.3%
2017	26	BUF	15	15*	—	0.0%	1,038	99.6%	79	19.3%
2018	27	BUF	16	16*	—	0.0%	1,009	99.5%	101	22.9%
2019	28	BUF	16	15*	7	0.7%	977	94.3%	132	31.6%
2020	29	BUF	16	15*	2	0.2%	1,010	94.7%	164	37.4%
2021	30	BUF	16	15*	—	0.0%	984	95.5%	131	32.1%
2022	31	BUF	12	11*	—	0.0%	755	95.3%	42	13.9%
2023	32	BUF	16	16*	—	0.0%	987	97.5%	60	14.9%
2024	33	MIA	16	15*	—	0.0%	964	96.1%	1	0.3%
2025	34	BUF	10	7*	—	0.0%	428	73.2%	43	16.9%
Career			—		—	—	—	—	—	—

Career games and per-game totals are unavailable because the season rows do not establish complete career coverage. Published career totals are preserved.

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Cmp	Cmp%	RateAll	ADOT	Prss	Hrry	QBKD	Bltz	MissTkl	Miss%
2018	27	BUF	16	16*	39	26	0.7	94.6	12.4	3	0	1	26	15	0.1
2019	28	BUF	16	15*	36	25	0.7	117.8	10.8	3	2	0	37	9	0.1
2020	29	BUF	16	15*	48	35	0.7	90.0	5.6	5	1	2	55	11	0.1
2021	30	BUF	16	15*	40	22	0.6	42.2	11.0	8	5	0	27	12	0.1
2022	31	BUF	12	11*	31	21	0.7	60.1	6.0	0	0	0	12	3	0.0
2023	32	BUF	16	16*	51	35	0.7	101.5	7.6	4	2	1	27	6	0.1
2024	33	MIA	16	15*	50	33	0.7	111.2	9.0	3	2	1	12	12	0.1
2025	34	BUF	10	7*	19	13	0.7	111.6	6.5	1	0	0	3	7	0.1
Career			118	110*	314	210	—	—	—	27	12	5	199	75	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Game Log

Wk	Opp	Yds	TD	FP
W6	ATL	—	—	—
W8	CAR	—	—	—
W9	KC	—	—	—
W10	MIA	—	—	—
W11	TB	—	—	—
W12	HOU	—	—	—
W13	PIT	—	—	—
W14	CIN	—	—	—
W15	NE	—	—	—
W16	CLE	—	—	—
PO19	JAX	—	—	—

Source: nflverse (CC-BY 4.0) · 2016–2026 · 11 games

Splits

11 games · 2025

Folded from the per-game logs on file. Home/away, result, month and division come from the NFL schedule feed; where a game has no schedule row those dimensions leave it out rather than guess, and the count is shown.

Home / Away2 rows

Home / Away	G
Home	3
Away	8

Wins / Losses2 rows

Wins / Losses	G
Wins	8
Losses	3

Regular season / Postseason2 rows

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 71 · Great

A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 71 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 13 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 70 × longevity 1 = KV-H 71· confidence 92%

What builds the career mark of 62

On-field 45.6

Availability 16.4

On-field production

By opponent	G
vs ATL	1
vs CAR	1
vs CIN	1
vs CLE	1
vs HOU	1
vs JAX	1
vs KC	1
vs MIA	1
vs NE	1
vs PIT	1
vs TB	1

By month	G
January	1
October	2
November	5
December	3

Division games	G
Division	2
Non-division	9

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Jordan Poyer

Combined Season Grid

Career arc · VAL by season

What he added · wins above replacement

Rushing

Defense

Snap Counts

Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)

Game Log

Splits

KV-H Anatomy

Position percentile · DB